RUSL - Explainer: What does Russia's Vladimir Putin want in Ukraine?

"They want to revise the post Cold War settlement, they want to talk about no more NATO expansion, they want to talk about no more NATO military, structural or institutional presence in countries like Ukraine," said Michael Kofman, Director of Russia Studies at research and analysis group CNA. "The Russian goal has always been to impose their will on Ukraine, to secure Ukraine's strategic orientation and the like, but without actually having to control the territory or pay for it." Snapshot: "Going to reiterate. Russia is not unilaterally giving away its main leverage over Ukraine, for nothing (plus getting sanctioned), or just introducing troops into occupied territories where it has already kept forces on rotation for 8 years. That's not what this is about," Kofman added in a tweet. "If you look at the evolution of this crisis, Putin's grievances, and the disposition of Russian forces, it suggests that this

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Explainer: What does Russia's Vladimir Putin want in Ukraine?